diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1969d4c68e6..2b629ffe8e7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.26.2
 require (
 	github.com/argoproj-labs/argo-rollouts-manager v0.0.9-0.20260505092152-3e07addcb2cb
 	github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-image-updater v1.2.1
-	github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.17.0-rc1.0.20260603181030-3beeabb300f9
+	github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.19.0-rc2
 	github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/gitops-engine v0.7.1-0.20250908182407-97ad5b59a627
 	github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 v3.4.2
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b0e4a54f66c..e911434741f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ github.com/argoproj-labs/argo-rollouts-manager v0.0.9-0.20260505092152-3e07addcb
 github.com/argoproj-labs/argo-rollouts-manager v0.0.9-0.20260505092152-3e07addcb2cb/go.mod h1:Ouqjtkj48SPJhW6r00CYqJ4uM7QDy3D4tinKIK9Y69Q=
 github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-image-updater v1.2.1 h1:yaJdmpFOOKTkC9688/a7jjOBLpCREj7Wdnmn4A3v1nU=
 github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-image-updater v1.2.1/go.mod h1:sBS1JqoM9R0QhIDVD4bdWS/GejDQaFwdFUV+yE9TzjA=
-github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.17.0-rc1.0.20260603181030-3beeabb300f9 h1:Muu/NZnaNmhP1RANUAZChR/wpaKBgbsYatWgbTE3w9k=
-github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.17.0-rc1.0.20260603181030-3beeabb300f9/go.mod h1:dTFgVAMjVy+6CGtzwHTNhYIKYUZx5r9+2yI9zTd6rn8=
+github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.19.0-rc2 h1:P7fhnxKu1ZyoIcbIznXhgCpqR5YPqKEqg+v5R2NPdBk=
+github.com/argoproj-labs/argocd-operator v0.19.0-rc2/go.mod h1:dTFgVAMjVy+6CGtzwHTNhYIKYUZx5r9+2yI9zTd6rn8=
 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/gitops-engine v0.0.0-20260512203152-0dc6b1b57dd5 h1:IMzPK0gt1lZRDHtiKGzU0VAez0FmT2veytxlmE2AwyU=
 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/gitops-engine v0.0.0-20260512203152-0dc6b1b57dd5/go.mod h1:6Q1KZzkeKlnCpzzZ1Fu72+WPMAt+ZeMD9KOO6aMjW68=
 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3 v3.4.2 h1:S3j0K34uGW4geWiM88+0cHcCEtInn2Sa9U7/Sa18L7Y=